The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-04

ton Territory, IN his annual report to the
Secretary Of the Interior, estimates the
population of the Territory at 143, 659, an
increase Of over 16, 900 in the last two years,
and taxable property, exclusive Of rail-
roads, s5O,6S3, $685. an increase Of nearly
S20O,OOO.
The Navy Department is informed of the
death of Rear Admiral j. W. A. Nicholson
(retired).
THE EAST.
PREMIER NoIQUAY, of Manitoba, now in
New York. has closed a contract for the
sale of $3.50 1000 in Provincial bonds for the
Red River Valley railway.
CHOLERA has broken out in the steam
ship Britannia, which has for some time
been detained at lower quarantine at New
York.
CHARLES L. PHILLIPS, president Of the
defunct Columbian Bank Of Philadelphia,
has fed to Europe.
HENRY MARTIN JACKSON, cashier Of the
United States sub-treasury in New York.
has fed to Canada. His accounts show a
deficit Of $4,000. His aged father is secre-
tary Of the American Bible Society.
ROBERT s. HALL, the variety actor who
murdered an actress named Lillian Rivers
at Philadelphia some time ago, has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree
The actress had already been severely
wounded by Frank Rivers, her jealous hus-
band, when her murder took place.
THE New York Court of Appeals decided
adversely to the Henry George party on
the appeal in the mandamus suit to compel
the New York police board to appoint a
representative of that party as the fifth
member Of the various boards Of inspectors
of elections.
AN area Of about twenty-five acres caved
in at the Green Ridge colliery, near Scran-
ton, Pa, the other night, owing to the rob-
bling Of coal pillars. Three veins of coal
were choked up and will probably be aban-
doned. The 300 men in the works We're
warned just in time to escape.
LISA WEBER, well known as burlesque
actress, formerly with the Lydia Thomp-
son troupe, died at Buffalo, n. Y, recently
WARNER MILLER's new pulp and paper
mill at Cornith, n. Y. fell recently. The
walls Of the building were finished and the
interior of the structure was being COM
pleted. John Mallory was killed and three
other persons whose names were unknown
were buried under the debris.
Lo He ROME, a Chinese laundryman, COM
mitted suicide in New York City the other
day by cutting his throat
JOHN GLASS. aged sixty years, a resident
of Loretto, Pa, while driving q pair of
horses over the railway crossing at Lilly's
station the ether morning, was struck by
the day express and fatally injured. Both
horses were killed.
The New Hampshire House has passed a
bill to create State Board Of Arbitration,
also the bill confirming and ratifying the
lease Of the Manchester & Lawrence road
TO the Boston & Maine road.
ISRAEL p. MAYER, prominent builder OF
Lancaster, Pa, has made an assignment
with s55,0OO liabilities.
MARY HOGAN, Of North Adams, Mass,
was suffocated by coal gas from stove the
other day.
Ar meeting Of Typographical Union
No. 6 at New York the other night, called
for the purpose of deciding whether the
strike should be continued, it was decided
to leave the Issue in the hands of the strike
committee. This was thought to mean the
end of tho strike.
Ex-ALDERMAN JAMES PEARSON, of Doodle
notoriety, dealer in mems furnishing goods,
Ssy Sixth avenue. New York, has trans
fer-ed his business to A. J. Pearson, who Is
supposed TO be his wife. His creditors have
been pushing him Of late.
on the nth between President Chandler. of
the Postal Telegraph Company, and Jay
Gould, at which the relations of the Mutual
Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
were settled. 1t was thought higher rates
would be announced almost immediately
THE Irving Hall branch Of the New York
City Democracy has Endorsed the Repub-
lican County ticket throughout.
DIR MCGLrNS, while in Syracuse, N.
Y, pronounced rs absolutely false the
Pittsburgh story that he was about to seek
forgiveness and reinstatement in the
Catholic Church
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT denies that he
has ever had any interest whatever in the
Mitkiewicz Chinese bank and declares that
any use Of his name in that connection
has been without his knowledge or su-
thority.
TEENER defeated Gaudaur by half mile
in the boat race at Lake Maranacook, Me-,
On the 2Sth; time, e0:22Sss.
FoRTY-NINE head of cattle have been
slaughtered on the farm of James Finnegan,
Eear New Brunswick, n. J., on account Of
pleuro-pneumonia.
IT was reported in New York on the 18th
that the long-lost body os A. T. Stewart
had been discovered.
THE WEST.
FIVE hundred cases Of typhoid fever
were reported in Cincinnati on the a5;h.
TIE first formal step Of any knight Of
Labor Assembly to join the secession from
the order was taken in Chicago on the 25th
by local assembly No. l,3U7. of which Par.
sons. the Anarchist, is . leader.
The assignee Of the Sturgeon Bay (WiS)
Lumber Company places its assets at &l2O,-
200 and its liabilities at Sl80,OOO.
The Acknowledgement of Indiana has
filed suit against the Mutual Aid Insur-
ance Company, Of Elkhart, Is an illegal
institution. Its organizers were driven out
Of Michigan for doing graveyard insur-
Ance business.
The gas works at Sioux City. Oak, ex-
ploded recently. An old man was badly
hurt and two boys were bruised. Several
persons had miraculous escapes. Damage,
e90OO0
J. GRIFFITH, freight conductor, and
Charles Eddy and J. Burchmel. freight